Apple retires iPod, ending 21 years on portable music players

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15 May 2022 05:45

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Apple has announced that it will end production of the iPod Touch, the last model in its pioneering family of portable music players for 21 years, after introducing the first iPod, released on October 23, 2001.

For a reason, today's products from Apple Phone and Apple Watch to iPad and Mac support a wide variety of music.

You can stream music from Apple Music and get the sound quality that allows you to enjoy the perfect music or keep your music library handy.

So there's no need for an iPod.

iPod impressed people around the world who enjoyed music as the first MP3 player to hold up to 1,000 songs on a 5 gigabyte hard drive.

It uses scroll wheel controls and has a battery that lasts for 10 hours and weighs only 184 grams.

After that, it has evolved into the iPod mini as a small device using a micro drive.

For data storage, iPod Photo is a color screen model. iPod shuffle uses flash memory instead of hard drive.

Can connect to computer via USB port.

followed by the iPod nano, which uses flash memory instead of a hard disk like the iPod shuffle; the iPod Touch is similar to the iPhone with a 3.5-inch touchscreen and can be used to surf the Internet via Wi-Fi through the Safari browser.

and download songs from

iTunes (iTunes)

So far, Apple has stated on its website that it will continue to sell the latest and final 7th-generation iPod Touch until it runs out of stock.

Launched on May 28, 2019, uses the A10 Fusion chip as a device that is more than just listening to music.

Support for enhanced technology and Group FaceTime, starting at 6,900 baht in the 32 GB model, up to 14,900 baht in the 256 GB model.

According to Apple, amongst the amazing variety of ways to enjoy music on a myriad of devices.

This includes a range of devices from the iPhone SE to the latest iPhone 13 Pro Max. iPhone is the best device for streaming Apple Music or keeping your entire music library on-the-go.

Like the Apple Watch and AirPods, which are considered as a perfect companion device, users can access more than 90 million songs from the wrist, with a starting price of only 9,900 baht for the Apple Watch SE, while the iPad has a starting price of only 11,400 baht. more powerful chips

big screen

And the latest features of the operating system iPadOS.

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